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Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S6 Active , Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 71.7 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.5% 70.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 79322
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1286
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4149
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3097
GeekBench 5 Single Core 249 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 979 995
General specs Release date 2015, June 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.8 Х 73.4 Х 8.6 mm 143.5 Х 70.6 Х 6.9 mm
Weight 170 g 140 g
Colors White, Gray White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 380 EUR 410 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 504 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 40(2300) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P, G920R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G920P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G920R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, Infrared port - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant - For AT&T Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 active G890 Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 G920Curved screen version available Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Versions: G920P (Sprint), G920V (Verizon), G920R (US Cellular), G920W8 (Canada)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 Active
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP